F6F-3 HELLCAT : IN BOX REVIEW : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE

F6F-3 1/48

F6F-3 HELLCAT Manufacturer: Eduard Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 2008 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 5 Model dimension: Length: ?? Width: ?? Height: ?? Decals: Eduard PE parts: Yes Painting mask: Yes Resin parts: Yes Item No: 8227 The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed…

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WEATHERING WITH OILS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.14

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.14 We have one of my favorite episodes here by bill in the F-14 build, which is a lot of weathering techniques, first up is using Vallejo weathering wash to fill in all your recessed areas, followed by a single colour fading with oils to nock back all them bright decals as…

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WEATHERING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.13 Bill really kicks of with some weathering in this episode, he begins with weathering up the landing gear, using oils and thinners to create oil, dirt and grim, he moves to the landing gear doors to show you some multi colour Transition using many colours of oils, and finally finishes of…

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F-35 B Lightning II : In Box Review : Italeri : 1/48 Scale

F-35 B Lightning II

F-35 B Lightning II Manufacturer: Italeri Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 2022 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 5 Model dimension: Length: 321mm Width: ?? Height: ?? Decals: Cartograf PE parts: Yes Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: 2810 Aircraft Description The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of…

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DECALING STAGE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.12

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.12 Time for some decaling, which bills has a tricking one to lay down for you, it will need some cutting with the doors and pitot tubes to go around, he even gets round to dirtying up them wheels to add that nice bit of extra detail. Special Tools: Tamiya : Decal Tweezers…

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AMMO ANTI-SLIP PASTE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.11 This product has the correct colour to accurately represent the gritty surface used on the areas where the crew steps on to avoid slipping. Apply directly from the container and spread the paste with a brush. For optimal results apply two layers, the second layer perpendicularly to the first, in order…

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F-22 A Raptor : In Box Review : Italeri : 1/48 Scale

F-22 A Raptor

F-22 A Raptor Manufacturer: Italeri Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 1999 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 3 Model dimension: Length: 394mm Width: ?? Height: ?? Decals: Cartograf PE parts: No Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: 2822 The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth…

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WEATHERING THE CANS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.10 Bill continues with the build by spraying down a gloss coat ready for decaling, but keeping to Tamiya LP paints just to try the gloss out there for the first time, he then goes in to some nice detail on how to weather up your exhaust cans, from the spraying to…

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SPRAYING WEAPONS & BITS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.9 Bill starts this episode of with spraying a nice filter on top of the upper top coat on our F-14, This is followed by sorting out all the little bits now, from spraying the black nose, finding the right colour matching yellow for our decals, to spraying the weapons on this…

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PRE-SHADING TOP COAT : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.8 Moving along with the pre-shading bill starts to add the top coats, bill goes in to detail on how to not kill of pre-shading that has been done before hand, and how to keep them blues and browns to just keep showing though, this is followed by some final bleaching of…

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